Overview

Developed by Hi-rez Studios, the makers of Global Agenda and Tribes Ascend, Smite is a free-to-play MOBA game. Unlike its contemporaries, such as Dota 2, League of Legends, and others, Smite is played from a third-person perspective instead of the RTS-style camera other MOBAs use. As such, Smite combines the ability hot-key control style of those games with a WASD control scheme. This results in certain elements of the game feeling noticeably different compared to other MOBAs.

A few other differences Smite has from its contemporaries include:

Due to the WASD control scheme and alternate camera, almost none of Smite's abilities can be 'locked on' to targets. As a result, many of the skills in Smite are essentially skill shots and must be aimed accordingly.

Instead of a defenseless core building in each base, the standard Conquest mode of Smite has a Titan act as the final objective for each team. This Titan is fully capable of defending itself and will attack any enemies that enter its room. Its high attack power and health generally require most, if not all of the team to overcome with any efficiency- as lone heroes can be killed by the Titan surprisingly quickly- even at max level.

Game Modes

Conquest

The standard 5 versus 5 game mode. The map consists of three lanes. Each lane has two towers, a phoenix, and has waves of allied minions marching towards the other team’s base. Between the lanes are areas populated with camps of neutral mobs which can be killed by both teams to gain experience, gold, and particular buffs. In this area are two special neutral monsters: the Gold Fury and the Fire Giant. Killing the Gold Fury gives experience and gold for the player’s entire team. Slaying the Fire Giant grants all live members of the player’s team a significant buff to damage, mana regeneration, and health regeneration. The end goal is to defeat the enemy team’s Titan. Player’s can weaken the Titan by engaging it while the enemy team’s phoenixes are dead.

Joust

The dueling mode. Two players fight it out in a single-lane map that generally has the same structure as a lane in the conquest game mode. Victory is achieved by killing the other player’s Titan.

Arena

The team deathmatch type mode. Arena takes place in a smaller and more open map without the traditional three lanes of creeps with the only obstructions being a few pillars in the middle of the map and small walls on the edges of the map to distinguish the neutral monsters. Both teams starts off with 500 tickets with the winner being the first team to deplete the other team’s pool of tickets. The enemy team’s tickets can be depleted by killing their minions, escorting your minions to their side of the map, slaying enemy gods, and by destroying the towers outside the enemy’s spawn. Once a team is reduced to 20 tickets normal minions no longer affect the enemy team’s ticket pool.

Assault

The all-random all-mid mode. Like the joust map, the assault map consists of one lane, but widened to accommodate a 5 versus 5 match. One difference is that the assault map does not have any neutral monsters for buffs or extra experience and gold. Each player’s god is chosen at random. Items that gain stats from killing enemy gods or minions are disabled in this mode. The only way for the player to return to the item shop is to die; there is no way to teleport back to base. Victory is achieved once the enemy Titan is slain.

Clash

A 5 versus 5 game mode that is centred around group team fights and lane pushing. This mode is a middle ground between the Conquest and Arena modes. The map is Egyptian in style and features two lanes defended by towers. The goal of each team is to push down the opponent's defences and defeat the enemy Titan.

The Clash map includes Apophis, a jungle boss exclusive to the Clash game mode that gives a powerful buff when defeated.

Match of the Day

This game mode changes daily and can range from a specific set of playable gods, usually themed or other unconventional conditions such as starting off a regular match of Conquest with 100,000 gold.

Characters

Agni

Fire-based mage character. His Noxious fumes ability can be combined with his other attack abilities to stun enemies. His Fire Rain ultimate can be used up to 3 times in quick succession if allowed to charge up.

Hindu

Ah Muzen Cab

Ranged Physical Carry. Mayan God of Bees. Uses bees and honey against his opponents. Summons hives that boost his Heath Regen and Attack speed. For his Ultimate he fires a giant Stinger that cripples the target. When the affected target dies or the cripple wears off the Stinger falls off and can be picked up to reduce the cooldown of the skill.

Mayan

Amaterasu

Warrior

Japanese

Anhur

Ranged physical carry. Proper use of the environment (or the obelisk spawned by his Shifting Sands ability) can allow him to stun enemies with his Impale skill.

Egyptian

Anubis

Mage character. Anubis can easily slow enemies- if not stop them in their tracks outright- with his Grasping Hands and Mummify abilities. His Death Gaze ultimate allows him to land critical damage on his own as well.

Egyptian

Ao Quang

Mage character. Ao Quang's tornadoes allow him to excel at pushing whatever lane he is in. His Squall and Slither abilities give him some escape potential as well in 1v1s (Slither speeds him up, and a hit with Squall slows the enemy).

Chinese

Aphrodite

Support character. Aphrodite's abilities excel at healing whatever ally she bonds herself with and harassing or slowing down enemies. Her ultimate makes herself and soul mate briefly invincible.

Greek

Apollo

Ranged Physical Carry. At first glance, Apollo's skillset seems to call for closer-ranged combat than you'd expect from a physical carry as flimsy as him. However, the escape and mobility options his Mesmerize and Slide abilities offer cannot be underestimated. His chariot ultimate also allows him to strike almost anywhere he pleases in the late game.

Greek

Arachne

Assassin. Arachne has a surprisingly versatile skill set, able to support her allies by laying eggs to spawn annoying hatchlings, throwing webs to slow enemies down, and dragging stragglers in with her ultimate.

Greek

Ares

Tank. Ares is all about getting the enemy into disadvantaged positions with his ultimate, which grabs all nearby enemies with his chains and pulls them in after a brief delay. As such, he's fully capable of leading a charge.

Greek

Artemis

Ranged physical carry. Be it with vine traps, arrow rain, or her Boar- Artemis has many options for harassing and slowing enemies, setting them up for a kill with her high power and fast physical attacks.

Greek

Athena

Melee Magical tank. Has a dash ability that takes a second to "wind up" before it can actually be used. Can taunt enemies to make them go towards here and auto-attack her for the entire duration of the taunt. Can also summon immobile spirit warriors for 2 seconds that deal damage upon appearing and disappearing. Ultimate lets her leap to a target friendly ally and does AoE Damage upon landing while also mitigating damage done to the targeted friendly ally.

Greek

Bacchus

Tank. Getting drunk makes Bacchus tougher- so swilling his drink is fully advised. His abilities and ultimate are all about inconveniencing and hampering enemy movement- allowing his allies to finish them off.

Roman

Bakasura

Assassin. Bakasura pretty much belongs in the jungle due to his devour minion ability, which heals him and buffs a few of his stats- and allows him to go through the jungle faster than many other gods. Part of the effect of his ultimate is directly tied to how many minions he eats- as they are re-spawned as bile-formed apparitions of themselves that assist Bakasura in combat for their brief lifespan.(It only spawns a set number of minions though, its not limitless)

Hindu

Bastet

Assassin. Bastet is all about hit and run attacks. Her pounce ability allows her to strike at one area, and then quickly return to her original position. This allows for all sorts of mind-games and movement shenanigans.

Egyptian

Camazotz

Assassin

Mayan

Chaac

Brawler

Mayan

Chang'e

Mage/Support. Can heal, restore mana to, and temporarily increase protections of nearby allies. Ultimate does cone damage and stuns hit targets. She has a rabbit companion that she can send to buy an item for her from the shop instead of having going back to the fountain. She can only buy one item at a time in this fashion and does not actually get the item until the rabbit returns.

Chinese

Chiron

Hunter

Greek

Chronos

Mage. Manipulates time to cause a rift to damge enemy, freeze them in place, or to temporarily increase his movement and attack speed. His Ultimate reverses his own time, restoring his health and mana to whatever values they were at 8 seconds prior to the use of the ultimate. He also travels back to the exact spot he was at that same timeframe, retracing his path back to it in a metal ball form. It takes a little bit to actually start the process so it is possible to die while in the process of starting it.

Greek

Cupid

Ranged physical carry. Cupid isn't just capable of putting out decent damage with his heart bombs. He also has a very fast dash maneuver and can spawn healing hearts to support his allies.

Roman

Erlang Shen

Warrior

Chinese

Fafnir

Guardian

Norse

Fenrir

Assassin. Fenrir is a persistent beast- his abilities are all about buffing his strikes and keeping him right on an enemy regardless of how they attempt to maneuver. If he's not confident in acting alone, but really doesn't want an enemy to escape, his Ragnarok ultimate allows him to take one god right into his jaws and carry them back to the mercy of his own team...

Norse

Freya

Mage/Physical Carry hybrid. Freya relies on a combination of magical power and attack speed to get the most mileage out of her abilities. She can buff her melee attacks with magic damage and range.

Norse

Geb

Guardian

Egyptian

Guan Yu

Tank. Guan Yu can support his allies with area-of-effect heals. He also excels at slowing and stunning enemies with his Warrior's Will dash and Tactician's Advantage ultimate. These abilities also give him a surprising amount of mobility.

Chinese

Hades

Tank. Relying on his toughness, silencing abilities, and dash to get into a good position- Hades is all about getting into the center of the enemy team and immobilizing them with his ultimate.

Greek

He Bo

Mage. He Bo has extensive harassment potential with his abilities, along with decent mobility from his Flood Waters and Crushing Wave.

Chinese

Hel

Mage/Support hybrid. Hel's ultimate allows her to switch between her light form and dark form. Her light form focuses on healing allies and support, while her dark form changes her abilities to focus on damage instead.

Norse

Hercules

Brawler. Hercules' passive and Mitigate Wounds abilities encourage him to take damage while being to able to keep going at higher and higher strength. His offensive abilities are capable of knocking his enemies all over the place.

Roman

Hun Batz

Assassin/Harrasser. Mayan Howler Monkey God. Uses a staff to attack his enemies. Can throw a monkey to hit 3 targets and teleport to the next target the monkey will hit by pressing the key again. Ultimate summons a totem, which all enemy gods are forced to move away from as well as take damage while in range of it.

Mayan

Isis

Mage

Egyptian

Izanami

Hunter

Japanese

Janus

Mage

Roman

Jing Wei

Hunter

Chinese

Kali

Assassin

Hindu

Khumbakharna

Guardian

Hindu

Kuzenbo

Guardian

Japanese

Loki

Assassin

Norse

Mercury

Assassin. Uses his speed to his advantage in various ways. One of his skills let him throw his target in a desired direction after rooting them briefly. His Ultimate involves a targeter that grows longer while he has the skill's targeter queued up.

Roman

Ne Zha

Assassin

Chinese

Neith

Ranged physical carry.

Egyptian

Nike

Warrior

Roman

Nu Wa

Mage

Chinese

Odin

Brawler

Norse

Osiris

Brawler

Egyptian

Poseidon

Mage

Greek

Ra

Mage

Egyptian

Raijin

Mage

Japanese

Rama

Ranged Physical Carry

Hindu

Sobek

Tank

Egyptian

Sun Wukong

Assassin

Chinese

Scylla

Mage

Greek

Skadi

Hunter

Norse

Sobek

Guardian

Egyptian

Susano

Assassin

Japanese

Terra

Guardian

Roman

Thanatos

Assassin. All of Thanatos' skills use little mana, but drain health from himself upon use. The game will prevent you from using a skill if the use of it will actually kill you, but you still can get to a very low hp threshold by just skills. For his Ultimate Thanatos flies into the air for up to 5 seconds and can slam down on a target. If the target is below a certain HP threshhold the target will die immediately. The required percentage scales with each point in the Ultimate, starting at 24% and getting as high as 40%. A mark will appear on enemy gods any time that are within the instant kill threshold. The same mark will appear to players of said vulnerable gods while Thanatos is in the air. If the ultimate hits someone who is not low enough for the instant kill, the affected target just takes damage and is stunned briefly.

Greek

The Morrigan

Mage

Celtic

Thor

Brawler

Norse

Thoth

Mage

Egyptian

Tyr

Brawler. Carries a giant sword. Has a stance change skill that alters the way his other 2 skills behave slightly as well as give a attack or defense buff depending on which stance he is in. His ultimate is a jump that does AoE damage and slows affected targets.

Norse

Ullr

Ranged Physical Carry

Norse

Vamana

Brawler

Hindu

Vulcan

Mage

Roman

Xbalanque

Ranged physical carry

Mayan

Ymir

Tank

Norse

Zeus

Mage

Greek

Zhong Kui

Mage. By using his first 2 skills together Zhong places an Exorcism Charm on targets and then exorcizes demons from them. Exorcized demons from targets affect by the Charm get put into his Demon Bag. He gains increased protections for each demon in his back, stacking up to 20. His ultimate releases the demons from his bag, each one flying to and dealing damage to nearby enemies